Abdul Wadud (general)
Bangladeshi military officer
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Abdul Wadud is a retired Bangladesh Army lieutenant general and the current managing director of Summit Power.[1][5]
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Abdul Wadud | |
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আব্দুল ওয়াদুদ | |
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| Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division | |
| In office 13 June 2009 – 1 January 2013 | |
| President | Zillur Rahman |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Abdul Mubeen |
| Succeeded by | Belal Shafiul Haque |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
Years of service | 1976–2013 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Corps of Engineers |
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Early life and education
Abdul Wadud completed his undergraduate degree in engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and his graduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering from a university in the United States.[6][2]
Career
Abdul Wadud served as the commandant of the Military Institute of Science & Technology from 27 March 2000 to 15 February 2001.[3]
From 3 February 2006 to 27 July 2009, he served again as the commandant of the Military Institute of Science & Technology.[3]
Abdul Wadud served as the principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division.[1][7] He was the first vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh University of Professionals.[4] He is a former engineer-in-chief of the Bangladesh Army,[2] and ex-managing director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[2] During his tenure, he received Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka during his tour of Bangladesh.[8]
Civilian
In 2013, after his retirement, Abdul Wadud joined Summit Power as the managing director. In 2019, he received the ICMAB Best Corporate Award on behalf of Summit Group.[9]